Business Segments (Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 568.6	$ 566.9	$ 1,092.0	$ 1,101.0
Operating profit (loss)	55.5	68.1	107.9	129.6
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	318.2	314.1	620.9	610.0
Operating profit (loss)	59.3	60.5	117.8	125.8
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	230.7	231.1	435.5	450.1
Operating profit (loss)	37.2	45.6	69.2	82.4
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	19.7	21.7	35.6	40.9
Operating profit (loss)	1.5	1.6	2.3	2.5
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	$ (42.5)	$ (39.6)	$ (81.4)	$ (81.1)